a) Students shall write their examinations in graduate courses at a time
to be determined by the Head of the academic unit on the recommendation
of the Faculty member(s) concerned.

b) A written copy of the course outline, including method of evaluation
in the course shall be provided to each student in the course as early as
possible, and in any case not later than two weeks after the start of the
course.

c) The final evaluation submitted to the Registrar shall consist of
one of the following letter grades with the appropriate numerical equivalent:

a) Failure to attain a final passing grade of A or B in a program course
shall lead to termination of a student’s program unless:

i) the regulations for a particular degree allow the student to repeat
the course. Only one such repeat will be permitted in a student’s program.
Failure to obtain a grade of A or B in the repeated course shall lead
to termination of the student’s program.

ii) the Dean of Graduate Studies approves a repeat of the course, upon
the recommendation of the Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee supported
by the Head of the Academic Unit, where a.i. above does not apply. Such
recommendations must provide sufficient grounds for a repeat. Only one
such repeat will be permitted in a student’s program. Failure to obtain
a grade of A or B in the repeated course shall lead to termination of the
student’s program.

NOTE: In exceptional circumstances, the Dean of Graduate Studies
may approve a substitute course in place of the repeat upon the recommendation
of the Supervisory Committee and Supervisor supported by the Head of the
Academic Unit. Failure to obtain a grade of A or B in the substituted course
shall lead to termination of the student’s program.

b) Failure in a non-program course will not normally result in termination
of a student’s program.

c) The Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee may recommend that
a candidate be required to withdraw from the program, if after consultation
with the candidate, the candidate’s non-course work is deemed to have fallen
below a satisfactory level.

d) When departmental requirements for a degree requires an examination
of a candidate’s reading knowledge of a language(s) other than English,
the examination shall be set and marked by the appropriate language department,
or by an authority as determined by the Head of the academic unit and Dean.
The results of the examination will be transmitted to the candidate by
the Dean.

3. Deferral of Examinations

a) Graduate students who are prevented by illness, bereavement or other
acceptable cause, duly authenticated, from writing final examinations
may apply, with supporting documents within one week of the original examination
date to the appropriate head of the academic unit to have their examinations
deferred.

b) The Department's decision, including information on the appeals
route open to the student in the case of a negative decision, must be
communicated in writing to the student and to the Dean of Graduate Studies
within one week of the receipt of the student's complete application.

c) In those cases where the Department accepts the extenuating circumstances
the student may be permitted to write a deferred examination or, with
the consent of both the Department and the student, the grade submitted
may be based on term work alone.

d) An interim grade of "ABS" will be assigned by the academic unit
in the case of a student granted a deferred examination. This grade will
be replaced by the final grade which must be received by the Office of
the Registrar within one week following the commencement of classes in the
next academic semester or session.

e) Students who are prevented by illness or bereavement or other acceptable
cause, duly authenticated, from writing a deferred examination, may apply,
in writing, with supporting documents within one week of the scheduled
date of the deferred examination to the appropriate Department Head to
have the examination postponed to a time not later than the last date for
examinations in the semester following that in which the student was enrolled
in the course.

f) The Department's decision, including information on the appeals
route open to the student in the case of a negative decision, must be
communicated to the Registrar, to the student and to the Dean of Graduate
Studies within one week of the receipt of the student's complete application.

4. Incomplete
Grades/Change of Grade

a) For good cause a grade of "Incomplete" may, with the approval of the
appropriate department or academic unit, be submitted. This "Incomplete"
grade shall, however, be valid only for one week following the commencement
of classes in the next academic session as stated in the University Diary.
In the event that a mark has not been received by the Registrar within
the prescribed deadline, the "Incomplete" grade shall be changed to "0
F".

b) Clause a. notwithstanding, for acceptable cause an extension of
time not exceeding the end of the semester following that in which the
"Incomplete" was given may be permitted by the Head of the academic unit.
"Acceptable cause" in these cases must be duly authenticated and will be
illness, bereavement, serious problems of a personal nature or the like.

c) Changes in grades for graduate courses must be submitted on
the appropriate form, which must be signed by the course instructor and
approved by the Head of the appropriate academic unit who will submit
such changes to the Registrar.

NOTE: A grade of less than 65% cannot be changed without
the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

5. Re-Reading
of Examination Papers

a) Students may apply to have a final examination paper re-read whether
or not they have obtained a passing grade in that course.

b) Students who wish to have a final examination paper re-read must
make written application to the Registrar enclosing a fee of $50.00 per
paper within one month of the release by the University of the grade reports.
If the mark is raised after re-reading, the fee is refunded. If the mark
is unchanged or lowered, the fee is forfeited.